10-12-18. Santa Monica, CA.
Lightning seen from Malibu coast streaked across the skies above Santa Monica area Friday night, creating a spectacular – but dangerous – light show just off the coast.
Radar images show a cluster of moisture hanging just off the shore between Avalon and Dana Point to Ventura Friday night.
Photo by Gene Blevins/LA DailyNews/SCNG

Lighting strikes close to the stadium hosted play with 11:18 left in the second quarter of the game with Centennial leading 28-0 over Norco in the Big VIII League football game in Norco on Friday, October 12, 2018. (Photo by Terry Pierson, The Press-Enterprise/SCNG)

Lighting strikes close to the stadium hosted play with 11:18 left in the second quarter of the game with Centennial leading 28-0 over Norco in the Big VIII League football game in Norco on Friday, October 12, 2018. (Photo by Terry Pierson, The Press-Enterprise/SCNG)

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Lighting strikes close to the stadium hosted play with 11:18 left in the second quarter of the game with Centennial leading 28-0 over Norco in the Big VIII League football game in Norco on Friday, October 12, 2018. (Photo by Terry Pierson, The Press-Enterprise/SCNG)

10-12-18. Santa Monica, CA.
Lightning seen from Malibu coast streaked across the skies above Santa Monica area Friday night, creating a spectacular – but dangerous – light show just off the coast.
Radar images show a cluster of moisture hanging just off the shore between Avalon and Dana Point to Ventura Friday night.
Photo by Gene Blevins/LA DailyNews/SCNG

10-12-18. Santa Monica, CA.
Lightning seen from Malibu coast streaked across the skies above Santa Monica area Friday night, creating a spectacular – but dangerous – light show just off the coast.
Radar images show a cluster of moisture hanging just off the shore between Avalon and Dana Point to Ventura Friday night.
Photo by Gene Blevins/LA DailyNews/SCNG

10-12-18. Santa Monica, CA.
Lightning seen from Malibu coast streaked across the skies above Santa Monica area Friday night, creating a spectacular – but dangerous – light show just off the coast.
Radar images show a cluster of moisture hanging just off the shore between Avalon and Dana Point to Ventura Friday night.
Photo by Gene Blevins/LA DailyNews/SCNG

10-12-18. Santa Monica, CA.
Lightning seen from Malibu coast streaked across the skies above Santa Monica area Friday night, creating a spectacular – but dangerous – light show just off the coast.
Radar images show a cluster of moisture hanging just off the shore between Avalon and Dana Point to Ventura Friday night.
Photo by Gene Blevins/LA DailyNews/SCNG

Cloudy skies greet Paloma Valley players as they enter the field for their game against Heritage High School on Friday night, Oct. 12.

Lighting could be seen and thunder heard across a wide swath of the region. Rain began falling in downtown Los Angeles about 7:30 p.m. after several flashes of lightning. Thunder claps could also be heard.